So you would think that there wouldn’t be too much difference between the regulatory requirements on the relatively small island of Ireland. Well, having provided RCBO protection for all circuits in a domestic installation in the South, the contractor from Northern Ireland who erected the installation, is turned down as according to the RECI inspector, RCBO protection should only be provided for socket outlets and circuits supplying the bathroom zones. The inspector insisted that the the circuits supplying washing machine freezer etc should have the RCBOs replaced with mcbs as nuisance tripping would be an issue.
As soon as I look at anything to do with Irish electrical installation I can start a spot the difference competition, but I would never have guessed that one!
As soon as I look at anything to do with Irish electrical installation I can start a spot the difference competition, but I would never have guessed that one!
